Youth reporters speak to three candidates for governor
Jackie Ramírez, Keven Almontes and Carmen González interviewed Chiang, Eastin and Villaraigosa
A ‘Convivio’ in Ramona Gardens: BHB takes community meeting to housing project
Ramona Gardens resident Nathan Ramos speaks at Boyle Heights Beat Community meeting.
Amanda Gutiérrez was born and raised in the Ramona Gardens an... Read More...
Boyle Heights and East LA with highest rate of Exide contamination, new state data shows
Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles have the highest rate of homes with hazardous levels of lead contamination from the shuttered Exide Technologies ba... Read More...
The A & Z Nut Wagon offers loyal customers delicious, savory treats
By Alex Medina
Boyle Heights Beat
Selection of nuts at A & Z Nut Wagon, a popular business in Boyle Heights.
Customers entering Boyle Heights’... Read More...
New program helps Boyle Heights families get low-cost infant care
The California Children’s Academy has transformed one of its schools into an infant care program that serves low-income families. Located near the c... Read More...
‘Hielito’ Lady Sweetens the Days at Estrada Courts
By Guadalupe Félix
On a hot afternoon in Estrada Courts, kids laugh and push each other out of the way to be the first in line outside an apartment o... Read More...
Los Angeles Cruise Night: ‘Keeping it simple’ on Myers St.
Photos and Text by Óscar Vargas
Boyle Heights Beat
Many people in Los Angeles like to drive fast, but for some people on the Eastside, driving s... Read More...
Libraries in Boyle Heights reinvent themselves in the digital age
By Armando Magallanes
Boyle Heights Beat
On this night, Boyle Heights’ Robert Louis Stevenson Library is full and bustling. Excited kids run out the... Read More...
Robert Vargas’ art captures and enhances the streetscape
By Katlyn Valdez
Surrounded by paints, charcoal and paint brushes, muralist Robert Vargas kneels over drawing paper spread on the sidewalk underneath... Read More...